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Seventy percent of respondents in a Pew Research poll described Marco Rubio as "very" or "somewhat" religious, compared with 44 percent who said the same of Donald Trump. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
CatholicVote voices horror of Trump
An illustration from "Dispensational Truth or God's Plan and Purpose in the Ages" by Clarence Larkin, courtesy of preservedwords.com
Opinion
Nathan Schneider
One can wait for the climate apocalypse to come, or one can see that it is happening already, especially in the pockets and places far from centers of power, where people live closest to the earth.
Pope Francis Homilies
Pope Francis
The Christian heart is magnanimous. It is open, always. It is not a heart that is closed in on its own selfishness.
Nathan Schneider
Universal basic income is an idea with a lot of potential, but what matters is how such a policy is implemented.
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Joseph McAuley
The seven crew members knew their work was dangerous; yet they were willing to “pull toward the future” on our behalf.
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
“Rabin, The Last Day” is convinced that Israel has a conscience and forces it to face its sins.
Demonstrating for 'Yes' in December (Photo: Faculty Forward Chicago)
News
Kevin Clarke
In what may prove to be confirmation of a national trend among part-time or adjunct faculty at U.S. colleges and universities, contingent faculty at Loyola University Chicago voted today to join Local 73 of the Service Employees International Union, becoming the third Chicago group of part-time
The Front Page of the "Springfield Republican," Friday, June 2, 1916
In All Things
Joseph McAuley
The first Jewish Supreme Court Justice enumerated the 'right to privacy.' He embodied the 'right to be.'
Edward Glynn, S.J., center, in Sea Bright, N.J., with his fellow Jesuits
In All Things
Raymond A. Schroth, S.J.
Edward Glynn, S.J., served as America’s Washington correspondent during the 1972 presidential election and the Watergate crisis.
Eleonora Tortorelli (Pete Young/Jesuit High School of Tampa)
In All Things
Sean Salai
"Underprivileged kids needs the same quality of education as others," says Eleonora Tortorelli of 'Fe y Alegría.'
A police officer outside the subway entrance in Soho lower Manhattan on Canal street late in the day.
In All Things
Joe Hoover, S.J.
The moneyed, socially-liberal elite Mr. Trump turned Ted Cruz's insult on its head.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as "Bacha Khan," pictured with Mohandas Gandhi
Patrick J. Ryan, S.J.
If nothing else proves the malevolence of the Taliban, the events of Jan. 20, 2016 confirm the depths to which these fanatics have descended.
Politically, it's a long way from Londonderry (Rockingham County) up to Berlin (Coos County).
(Un)Conventional Wisdom
Robert David Sullivan
It's Upper Massachusetts versus the rest of the state
News
Trevor Hughes - USA Today (RNS)
The grand jury in Harris County indicted David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt on a felony charge of tampering with a governmental record. Daleiden was also indicted on a misdemeanor charge of “prohibition of the purchase and sale of human organs,” Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said in a statement.
Pope Francis shares a light moment with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a private meeting at the Vatican Jan. 26 (CNS photo/Andrew Medichini, pool via Reuters).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The Vatican said that during “the cordial discussions” they had spoken about “common spiritual values.”
In All Things
Ellen K. Boegel
The decision creates the possibility of release for approximately 2,000 inmates nationwide.
Pope Francis speaks as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 24 (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In his brief message for Lent this year, Francis once again reminds people that throughout human history “God shows himself ever rich in mercy, ever ready to treat his people with deep tenderness and compassion.”
News
Catholic News Service
"Archbishop Nienstedt has a deep concern for the church, and in light of the unintended discord that his presence was causing, he decided that this would be the best course of action so the church can remain focused on its mission."
In All Things
Zac Davis
We're teaching young people to fight battles in an outdated and tired culture war.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis, washes the feet of residents of a shelter for drug users during Holy Thursday Mass at a church in a poor neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008. Following a request by Pope Francis, the Vatican issued a decree Jan. 21 specifying that the Holy Thursday foot-washing ritual can include women. (CNS photo/Enrique Garcia Medina, Reuters)
In All Things
Laurie Ziliak
Pope Francis changed the rules to allow women to be included in the foot washing on Holy Thursday—something that was already happening in many places.